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Troy, Michigan, United States

Troy, Michigan, United States

Liaison between Business Units and Coupa, the purchasing agent manages vendor relationships, escalating issues, and reconciling invoices between multiple vendors.• Responsible for user system and administrative training across the organization, inclusive of reporting spend leakage outside of the of the application.• Estimated 12,000 submitted requestions annually• Totaling an estimated spend of $330 million annually• Control costs through vendor pricing negotiations, reviewing… Show more Liaison between Business Units and Coupa, the purchasing agent manages vendor relationships, escalating issues, and reconciling invoices between multiple vendors.• Responsible for user system and administrative training across the organization, inclusive of reporting spend leakage outside of the of the application.• Estimated 12,000 submitted requestions annually• Totaling an estimated spend of $330 million annually• Control costs through vendor pricing negotiations, reviewing and scrutinizing large purchases and consolidating vendors to drive down costs through volume discounts.• Office Supplies Program annual spend $800,000• Manage, train and implant the Corporate Travel program.• Annual spend of $2.5 million• Oversee the Executive Credit Card program and manage the annual spend.• $1 million in spend• Manage corporate subscriptions• Supporting request for information and proposals in vendor bidding situations.• Working with the business units to develop and track business needs to be documented within the statement of work; assisting in administering the approval process, maintaining contract data in Coupa.• Provide regular reporting to analyze spend by commodity, vendor relationship, business unit, enterprise wide in Coupa.• Project related or administrative tasks.• Contract Management:• Contract Triage• Contract review• Suggested Redlines• Submission & Contract Approval• eSignature & Execution Show less

Rochester, Michigan, United States

• Resolving complex administrative problems independently, perform diverse and advanced tasks, while effectively managing all aspects of the President’s office.• Strategically manages the President’s time and daily schedule, exercising judgement to requests and make proactive suggestions; schedule high volume of appointments, meetings and coordinating the calendars of others in the organization with that of the President.• Ensures that the President is prepared for all meetings;… Show more • Resolving complex administrative problems independently, perform diverse and advanced tasks, while effectively managing all aspects of the President’s office.• Strategically manages the President’s time and daily schedule, exercising judgement to requests and make proactive suggestions; schedule high volume of appointments, meetings and coordinating the calendars of others in the organization with that of the President.• Ensures that the President is prepared for all meetings; collects, researches and/or prepares all briefing materials, and follow up, as appropriate.• Facilitator of the Board of Trustees and Board Committees, including planning and scheduling meetings; tracking attendance, setting up conference calls, coordinating agenda developments, sending materials out in advance of the meetings, attend all meetings and completing meeting minutes.• There were 12-15 committees that met quarterly• 1 Annual Board Meeting Show less

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Health And Physical Education/Fitness

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Health And Physical Education/Fitness